Yesterday I called my credit card companies to let them know that I’ll be traveling soon. \u00a0I never had to do this before, but recently my credit card is refused outside of Japan or America, just because they are worried about theft. The only solution is to let the company know before I travel so they will not do a block on my account. \u00a0How convenient!<\/p>\n
I was talking to the “24 hour banker”, and here’s part of the conversation:<\/p>\n
Credit Card Company: “Where will you be traveling, sir?”<\/p>\n
Me: “I’ll spend some time in Seoul, Korea before moving on to Hawaii for about a week.”<\/p>\n
CCC: “I see sir. \u00a0About Seoul, is that North or South?”<\/p>\n
Me: “Uh, it’s in the north part of South Korea.”<\/p>\n
CCC: “I’ll check to see if it is a dangerous country, sir. \u00a0Please hold.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Weird conversation. \u00a0How many people call their credit card company before traveling to North Korea? \u00a0I’m guessing it must be in the minority.<\/p>\n
Anyway, I think I’ve got it all sorted out, now. \u00a0When did using credit cards become such a hassle?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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